Greenwich Township is considering how to slow down speeders heading into the heart of the township.

Township officials are debating whether to use rumble strips on South Main, North Main and Washington streets. The rumble strips are similar to those on Route 22 East heading into Easton.

“They’re for the driver to be a little more alert and see the signage and hopefully slow down,” township engineer Michael Finelli said at Thursday’s committee meeting. “They’ve proven to be pretty effective.”

The township is planning to have two on each road heading into the township, or six in total. The speed limit decreases to 25 mph in the areas where officials are considering the rumble strips.

“The reason that we want to provide notices to the residents is we have received testimony and the record has been made clear that these rumble strips will unquestionably cause noise,” Tauriello said. “We want to provide notice so the affected residents can come and tell us before we take action.”

Township officials will vote on installing strips at next month’s committee meeting on Sept. 20.

One resident has already expressed concern that the strips will affect her horses off South Main Street, Tauriello said.

Finelli said the rumble strip has more of an audible impact and is not a speed bump.

The engineer said the strips can’t go across the entire road because they need to leave room for bicycles, and they need to be situated before the speed limit drops.

The final locations have yet to be determined, but Finelli said he plans to draft a map of possible spots and send it to residents in the notices.